GOP's Durkin lands at law firm

James B. Durkin, the GOP's sacrificial lamb in last year's U.S. Senate race won by Democrat Richard Durbin, is joining law firm Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon's Lisle office.

While not ruling out a future campaign -- "I'm still a card-carrying Republican" -- the 41-year-old former state representative says, "I've got to provide for my family."

Reflecting on his 39% showing last year, he says, "No one made any promises to me. I wish that Washington had made a contribution toward the end, because we had some momentum. . . . If I never run again, I can say I took my shot."